Timeline for How to climb a hill as a beginner
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| Mar 4, 2020 at 22:39 | answer | added | GZveri | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 17, 2017 at 4:14 | answer | added | JON FAIRHURST | timeline score: 2 | |
| May 30, 2017 at 12:19 | comment | added | Gordon Copestake | I wouldn't say I fly up the hill, I still huff and puff! But it's a lot easier now that's for sure! | |
| May 28, 2017 at 4:37 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | @GordonCopestake its almost 2 years later - how's your hillclimbing now? What would you have told your younger self? | |
| Sep 3, 2015 at 17:46 | comment | added | Gordon Copestake | Just an update that I conquered that hill today! All the way without stopping at all. Not fast and not graceful but I got there in the end! Thanks for all your help and answers guys! | |
| Aug 31, 2015 at 4:14 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Try going slower, its an endurance challenge not a race. If you're overheating drop clothes before starting the ascent. Hydrate before starting too. If your hill has switchbacks then take the longer path around the edge, not the shorter parth closer to the inside of the turn. If the hill gets steep enough your front wheel is lifting or losing traction, lean forward. Above all, be happy the uphill is on the way home, where a hot shower awats. Imagine it being on the way to work, no fun at all! | |
| Jul 23, 2015 at 15:49 | answer | added | ktappe | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jul 23, 2015 at 15:44 | answer | added | Zippy The Pinhead | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 23, 2015 at 14:48 | answer | added | paul | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 22, 2015 at 1:04 | answer | added | chasly - supports Monica | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 22, 2015 at 0:03 | answer | added | user20606 | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 19:34 | answer | added | Mohair | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 19:30 | comment | added | Reid | FWIW, I had a similar-sounding uphill commute where on the first ride I had to stop four times to rest, and by the end of the summer I didn't have to stop at all. Keep at it! :) | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 19:26 | comment | added | Mohair | The sad truth is that there's only really one way to get better at climbing hills, and that's to go climb lots of hills. But realize that there are two kinds of cyclists: those that love to climb hills, and those that don't. It sounds to me like you might like climbing, so just keep hitting the hill until you beat it. | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 18:53 | answer | added | joseph_morris | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 17:08 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackBicycles/status/623540151399096321 | ||
| Jul 21, 2015 at 16:25 | comment | added | Gordon Copestake | That's the goal Blam! The whole reason to start cycling is to loose weight so it's win win | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 15:45 | comment | added | paparazzo | Something not mentioned is weight. Even shedding a few pounds you will notice a difference climbing. | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 13:40 | answer | added | Chris H | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 12:28 | answer | added | ChrisW | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 12:23 | vote | accept | Gordon Copestake | ||
| Jul 21, 2015 at 12:07 | comment | added | Gordon Copestake | Hi Dan, i've added my bike info to my question | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 12:04 | history | edited | Gordon Copestake | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added bike and gear info
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| Jul 21, 2015 at 11:50 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | A 5% hill is not trivial, and if it averages 5% there are probably spots where it gets up to 8% or so. (It would help to know more about your bike -- does it have low enough gears to allow you to "spin" up the hill at a decent cadence, or do you have to "grind" slowly? Are you using your lowest gear for the worst part?) | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 11:14 | answer | added | andy256 | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 11:04 | answer | added | dlu | timeline score: 34 | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 10:05 | answer | added | gaurwraith | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 8:58 | answer | added | mattnz | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 21, 2015 at 8:18 | answer | added | cherouvim | timeline score: 17 | |
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| Jul 21, 2015 at 8:13 | history | asked | Gordon Copestake | CC BY-SA 3.0 |